Associate+16% vs national median210 grads tracked
Culinary Arts and Related Services at Delgado Community College
Ranked 8th of 105 associate programs in Culinary Arts and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,097
middle 50%: $27,525 – $46,584
Median · 5 years out
$46,940
middle 50%: $34,840 – $58,197
Median · 10 years out
$61,167
middle 50%: $41,695 – $83,243
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Culinary Arts and Related Services (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Culinary Arts associate degree graduates earn a $36k median salary initially. Ten-year earnings reach $61k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.7 yrs
≈ $10,194 total interest
Same major at other universities
Nassau Community College
$55,181 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$52,508 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$50,615 · 5 yrs out
Dallas College
$49,530 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$48,381 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$48,322 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
National Louis University
$46,577 · 5 yrs out
Leeward Community College
$46,497 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$46,024 · 5 yrs out
North Shore Community College
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
Kauai Community College
$45,014 · 5 yrs out
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